Lidarr

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Lidarr is still under development and does not have a stable release yet. This is effectively beta software and you will likely encounter bugs.

Lidarr is a music collection manager for Usenet and BitTorrent users. It can monitor multiple RSS feeds for new tracks from your favorite artists and will grab, sort and rename them. It can also be configured to automatically upgrade the quality of files already downloaded when a better quality format becomes available.

Installation

Custom installations of Lidarr do not have authentication enabled by default! You must follow all of the installation instructions or Lidarr will be publicly accessible, including full file system access.

Connect to your slot through SSH.

Download Lidarr

 https://github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr/releases/download/v2.2.5.4141/Lidarr.master.2.2.5.4141.linux-core-x64.tar.gz

Extract the archive
```
tar -xzf Lidarr*.tar.gz
```
Make a Lidarr configuration directory
```
mkdir ~/.config/Lidarr
```
Make a Lidarr configuration file
```
touch ~/.config/Lidarr/config.xml
```
Open the configuration file in nano
```
nano ~/.config/Lidarr/config.xml
```

Copy the contents of the box below into the ~/.config/Lidarr/config.xml file, replacing any other configuration in the file

<Config>
<Port>18778</Port>
<UrlBase></UrlBase>
<BindAddress>*</BindAddress>
<SslPort>14389</SslPort>
<EnableSsl>False</EnableSsl>
<ApiKey></ApiKey>
<AuthenticationMethod>None</AuthenticationMethod>
<LogLevel>Info</LogLevel>
<Branch>master</Branch>
<LaunchBrowser>False</LaunchBrowser>
<UpdateAutomatically>False</UpdateAutomatically>
</Config>

Save changes by pressing Ctrl+x, y and then enter
Start Lidarr in a screen session running in the background
```
screen -dmS lidarr ~/Lidarr/Lidarr
```
IMPORTANT: Access Lidarr's web interface at http://server.whatbox.ca:18778 and enable authentication in the settings under Settings > General > Security
Clean up your slot (optional)

rm Lidarr*.tar.gz

Jackett (optional)

Jackett works as a proxy between applications like Lidarr/Sonarr/Radarr and BitTorrent trackers.

See the Jackett installation guide here.

Upgrading

To follow these instructions, you must first connect to your slot through SSH.

Stop existing Lidarr processes
```
 pkill -f Lidarr
```
Delete your old Lidarr installation data
```
 rm -r ~/Lidarr/
```

Download Lidarr

 https://github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr/releases/download/v2.2.5.4141/Lidarr.master.2.2.5.4141.linux-core-x64.tar.gz

Extract the archive
```
 tar -xzf Lidarr*.tar.gz
```
Start Lidarr in a screen session running in the background
```
screen -dmS lidarr ~/Lidarr/Lidarr
```

Usage

Your Lidarr web interface will be accessible at http://server.whatbox.ca:18778

You can attach to your Lidarr screen session to monitor its output using screen -r lidarr , and detach from it again by pressing ctrl+a, d and then enter

Connecting to rTorrent

Under Settings > Download Client, select to add a client with the + button and then select rTorrent. Enter the following information to connect to rTorrent:

    Host: localhost
    Port: 443
    URL Path: xmlrpc
    Use SSL: Yes
    Username: user
    Password: Your server password

Connecting to Transmission

You will need the Transmission daemon port from your Slot Info page.

Under Settings > Download Client, select to add a client with the + button and then select Transmission. Enter the following information to connect to Transmission:

    Host: localhost
    Port: Daemon port as listed on your Slot Info page
    Username: user
    Password: Your server password

Connection to Deluge

You will need the Deluge WebUI address from your Slot Info page.

Make sure the Deluge WebUI has been enabled from the Settings link on your Manage page.

Under Settings > Download Client, select to add a client with the + button and then select Deluge. Enter the following information to connect to Deluge:

    Host: localhost
    Port: 5 digit port from the end of your Deluge WebUI link, as listed on your Slot Info page.
    Password: Your server password
    Category: Leave blank if the Label plugin has not yet been enabled in the Deluge WebUI

Automatically Restart

mono-based applications are inherently unstable and prone to crashing. Below are steps to take to have your Lidarr instance automatically restart if it crashes, or if the server is rebooted.

Make a file to be used for the script. touch ~/lidarr_restart.cron

Edit the file and enter the text below. nano -w ~/lidarr_restart.cron

#!/bin/bash
if pgrep -fx "/home/user/Lidarr/Lidarr" > /dev/null
then
    echo "Lidarr is running."
else 
    echo "Lidarr is not running, starting Lidarr"
    screen -dmS lidarr /home/user/Lidarr/Lidarr
fi
exit

Save the file with Ctrl+x, y and Enter to accept overwriting.
Make the script executable. chmod +x ~/lidarr_restart.cron
Open your crontab. EDITOR=nano crontab -e

Enter the following text at the end of the file.

@reboot /home/user/lidarr_restart.cron >/dev/null 2>&1
*/5 * * * * /home/user/lidarr_restart.cron >/dev/null 2>&1

Save the crontab with Ctrl+x, y and Enter to accept overwriting.